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Fears grow as ‘paralyzing’ disease moves into new US states… is your hometown at risk?

Fears grow as ‘paralyzing’ disease moves into new US states… is your hometown at risk?

Pennsylvania health officials are on alert after testing identified West Nile virus in mosquitoes living there.  The mosquitoes were collected came from Wilkinsburg, Schenley Park, Mt. Washington, Beltzhoover, Mt. Oliver, and Hazelwood, areas around Pittsburgh.  While no infections have been detected in Pennsylvania in people, the virus has cropped up in 14 states already.  Health officials across the US, including …

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Researchers grow 400+ brain cell types—a leap for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research

Researchers grow 400+ brain cell types—a leap for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s research

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest calculations. These cell types vary in their function, in the number and length of their cellular appendages, and in their interconnections. They emit different neurotransmitters into our …

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Scientists grow mini amniotic sacs in the lab using stem cells

Scientists grow mini amniotic sacs in the lab using stem cells

Researchers have developed a new laboratory model grown from stem cells that replicates the human amniotic sac in the first two to four weeks after fertilization. The structure, which the researchers say is the most advanced and mature amniotic model ever created, could offer new insight into human development and lead to cell products for medical procedures, from burn treatments …

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What the US garment industry looks like today, and can it grow? : Planet Money : NPR

What the US garment industry looks like today, and can it grow? : Planet Money : NPR

A garment factory in Los Angeles. Garment Worker Center hide caption toggle caption Garment Worker Center A garment factory in Los Angeles. Garment Worker Center What people might picture when they think of “Made in America” … might not look like the “Made in America” we have today. The U.S. does have a domestic manufacturing industry, including a garment manufacturing …

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